NETGEAR Mobile v6.2.1608.112
APK · 3.8 MB · version code 112 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Sep 26, 2016
- Same certificate as v7.18.2311.208, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v7.18.2311.208, uploaded May 12, 2026 — about 9 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 3.8 MB; the latest is 12.7 MB (9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 7 more permissions: Precise location, Change wifi multicast state, Change wifi state, Read shared storage, Read phone status and identity, Run at startup, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v6.2.1608.112 (112)
- Uploaded
- Sep 26, 2016
- Size
- 3.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- a8c05ff92d56998513d3d39f0cacb906
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 25:88:B2:4D:D0:1B:C5:79:85:93:55:60:CF:38:12:78:8B:27:25:4F
- Signed by
- CN=Sierra Wireless, OU=Engineering, O=Sierra Wireless Inc., L=Richmond, ST=BC, C=CA
- File name
- com-sierrawireless-mhswatcher-112-21055409-a8c05ff92d56998513d3d39f0cacb906.apk
- Package
- com.sierrawireless.mhswatcher
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v6.2.1608.112
* Miscellaneous bug fixes
Permissions (7)
This version requests 7 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.sierrawireless.mhswatcher.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Sierra Wireless Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v7.18.2311.208, which matches Google Play v7.18.2311.208 · v7.17.2309.204 · v7.17.2307.202 · v7.16.2004.195
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 8, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Jan 16, 2020
- Uploaded by “whitewolf75” Bronze tier · 1,248 followers · uploading since 2013
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How to install NETGEAR Mobile on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 7.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (3.8 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-sierrawireless-mhswatcher-112-21055409-a8c05ff92d56998513d3d39f0cacb906.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be a8c05ff92d56998513d3d39f0cacb906. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open NETGEAR Mobile — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 2.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.